Pierson’s mellifluous vocals radiate positivity in a dozen bouncy tracks that skip giddily between electro-pop, rock, dance and disco
or nearly 50 years, Kate Pierson has been best-known as the mellifluous voice, mega-bouffant and keyboard player of the B-52s, as well as popping up on REM’s Shiny Happy People and Ramones’ Chop Suey or singing with Iggy Pop on Candy. She’s always sounded as if she’s enjoyed every minute, and says this second solo album is so bouncily upbeat because she “wanted to put out something positive in these dark times”.
There’s even, on the hugely catchy Pillow Queen, a light sprinkling of lovers rock.Positivity slogans abound but Radios & Rainbows does have grit and darker shadows. As its title suggests, behind Evil Love’s brassy groove lurks a tale of possessiveness and revenge. Her activism fires empowerment anthem Higher Place and Dream On quotes from Patti Smith’s People Have the Power. The B-52s-ish Take Me Back to the Party finds Pierson as a funky dancefloor Cinderella yearning for the ball.
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